Design and Product Development

Fit Models’ Understanding of Garment Fit: Can We Trust Their Feedback?

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Abstract

Fit models are key components of a fit session as they provide human agency for evaluating the comfort of the garment and giving comments to the technical design team (Bougourd, 2007; Lee & Steen, 2014). Despite their importance during fit session decision-making processes, there is a lack of academic research to examine fit models’ role in this process. Therefore, the present study examined fit models' feedback and how they perform in a technical design team. Fit models’ profession included identifying fit issues, suggesting the following solutions, and keeping track of a massive database of apparel styles from various labels. How they identified and verbalized the fit issue was considered objective and applicable which enabled fit models’ knowledge to be utilized in the fit alteration processes. The findings could be useful in reducing the gap between physical fit tests and 3D technologies.

Keywords: fit session, fit assessment, fitting, fit model

How to Cite:

Yang, Y. & Baytar, F., (2024) “Fit Models’ Understanding of Garment Fit: Can We Trust Their Feedback? ”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 80(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.17919